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Fitness Options on FaceBook
The new WishList application on Facebook turns every FaceBook user into their own little commission-based business. The idea of social-networking is not a new one, but up until now the rewards for being on a social network were just that – social. With the release of the WishList application on...
Hong Kong health club harnesses human energy
The California Fitness health club in Hong Kong has connected car batteries to exercise machines so that they can harness human energy to reduce their electricity bills. Rita Wong a fit 27 year old said its very good motivation; for as she pedals furiously on the elliptical she can see...
Reused spring water bottles could be dangerous
Recent studies show that these spring water bottles can be harmful to those who reuse them as refills, as they are potential bacteria bombs, regardless of how much they are cleaned before reuse. This alarming result comes from recent research done by five female biotechnology students at the University of...
Stretching to Improve Flexibility.
Flexibility is when a joint can move through its full range of motion without discomfort or pain. Some people are naturally more flexible than others as genetics can play a large part. It can come down to many things including elasticity in muscles and tendons, joint structure, age, previous injuries,...
Strange and Funny Things That Have Happened In Our Business Over The Past 21Years
As a retailer we deal with thousands of members of the public and as they say there is nothing funnier than folk. Here are a few anecdotes that will hopefully make you wonder and even raise a smile, and no doubt more will be added. Tales from Fitness Options 1)...
Smoking or obesity is one worse than the other?
Is a country full of smokers putting a greater strain on its health service than one full of expanding waistlines? This is a question that researches have been studying recently. They took 1100 women aged between 18-76 and studied the length of their telomeres. A telomere is found at the...
Six Medical Myths
If someone tells you something enough times you begin to believe that it’s true. This can be the case with many so-called medical factoids, which according to the British Medical Journal turn out to be false. The British Medical Journal has pointed out that if you repeat something often enough...
Setting up a Home Gym
Setting up a Home Gym - Download our Free Guide - How to Plan the Perfect Gym or call the Fitness Options team for advice.
Understanding Sciatica
Anyone who has suffered from sciatica knows just how painful and debilitating it can be. Mild sciatica can have a major impact on your fitness regime, serious sciatica will stop you in your tracks. Sciatica is caused when the sciatic nerve, which is made up of five branches of nerves...
UK Gyms Urged To Change Their Business Model
American fitness guru Thomas Plummer gave his first ever UK presentation to a packed audience of independent gym owners at the Independent Operators Unite event held in conjunction with the LIW trade show. Thomas has over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry and he is using this know...
The UK Map To Good Health
Here are the results of a recent PruHealth survey which uncovered surprising regional variations in exercise patterns and awareness of health issues. London London is Britain’s most unfit city, a place of high consumption of alcohol and low levels of exercise. Fitness facilities are low in number so its not...
Vibration Machines, trendy or risky?
How does this appeal? You want to lose weight, get fit, improve your strength, ease aches and pains and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and all you have to do is stand on a vibrating platform. Well, they're the claims from the manufacturers of vibrating machines, and it's generating lots...
Your comprehensive guide to buying fitness & gym equipment
Not all fitness equipment is the same so don’t move a muscle until you’ve read this guide. TREADMILLS Treadmills are the most popular piece of fitness equipment in our range. Understandable since walking or running is a natural form of exercise and the user determines the level of exertion. Types of Treadmills: There...
Wii Fit May Not Help Families Get Fit
The Nintendo Wii Fit is a craze designed to get families back in shape, but a study from the University of Mississippi indicates the console has little effect on family fitness. Professor Scott Owens started the study in the Autumn 2008. He wanted to see if video games had the...
Why Do We Grow Old?
From the moment you are conceived you are growing old, and every day you are alive you grow that little bit older. It is the order of things. Everything is born and everything dies, but is it possible to slow the process down? That is a mystery that scientists all...